So hard at night it hurts

At night, for some unknown reason, my penis gets really hard. It hurts really bad too. It gets so hard to the point where it feels like its going to explode which can be really uncomfortable. Some nights it keeps me from sleeping or wakes me up. Is this normal?

Originally posted by Shorty@Mar 17 2005, 05:32 AMFor a young guy, that&#39;s quite normal. You wake up with a boner that could lift a car&#33; You just have to do whatever you do to release the pressure and then you&#39;ll get back to sleep&#33;

Reminds me of the old conundrum...What&#39;s the difference between "light" and "hard?" You&#39;ll eventually get to sleep with a light on, but you&#39;ll never get to sleep with a hard on&#33;

I&#39;ve always gotten rock hard, but I&#39;ve never had it be painful unless it gets bent down toward the floor or too far to one side. Having a hardon while you&#39;re sleeping is 100% normal, but if it "hurts really bad" as you say, you probably should make an appointment with a urologist and get checked out. There is no good kind of hurt as far as I&#39;m concerned.
(Know what yer sayin&#39; though, Satsfakshun&#33

I USED TO HAvE THAT PROBLEM. It could be a medication or supplement that you are taking. If you are able to function without it stop taking it. I found that a hot shower getts rid of the soreness. let the water run on your penis. to get rid of the erection drink glass after galss of hot water or warm water. drink the shower water while you are in the shower.

I actually get this frequently. Rather often when I&#39;ve masturbated or had a lot of sex in a day I will get a random erection that is harder than usual and isn&#39;t sharply but is somewhat painful. Its usually one of those vein popping purpely kind of erections. A lot of the time masturbating will make it go away but won&#39;t necessarily make it not hurt once its gone soft again. I don&#39;t think theres any problem...it just feels like theres too much blood in there. I have indeed found that hot showers help.